Review – Shivers

“Yawns” might have been a better title. Ostensibly this is a movie about a parasite that moves into a seventies-modern high rise and goes to work infesting the residents, driving them to wanton acts of lust and violence. However, contrived explanations aside this comes across as little more than an excuse for a lot of cheap gore and a smattering of cheap sex. This early effort by David Cronenberg has all the misogynist ickiness that makes his movies hard to watch while at the same time lacking the visual sophistication and plot nuances that at least partially redeem his later work. See if desperate